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100 Cards in this Set
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-Stomy |
Opening |
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-Paresis |
Partial paralysis |
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-lysis |
Destruction of |
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-Phagia, -Phage |
Eating, swallowing |
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-Pexy |
Surgical fixation |
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-Osis |
Abnormal condition |
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-Oma |
Tumor |
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-Megaly |
Enlargement |
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-lith |
Stone |
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-itis |
Inflammation |
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-ia, -ism |
Condition |
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-gravida |
Pregnant |
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-ptosis |
Drooping, prolapse |
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-Stenosis |
Narrowing, stricture |
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-ectasis |
Dilation, expansion |
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-ectomy |
Excision, surgical removal |
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-edema |
Swelling |
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Albin/o, leuk/o |
White |
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Erythr/o |
Red |
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Cyan/o |
Blue |
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Melan/o |
Black |
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Xanth/o |
Yellow |
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-emia |
Condition of the blood |
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-tomy |
Cutting into, incision |
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-Stasis |
Cessation, stopping |
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-plasty |
Surgical repair |
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-phobia |
Fear |
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-tripsy |
Crushing |
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Hem/o, Hemat/o |
Blood |
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Phleb/o, Ven/o |
Vein |
Phlebotomists work with which part of the body? |
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Chondr/o |
Cartilage |
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Nas/o, rhin/o |
Nose |
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Pulmon/o |
Lung |
Pulmonary |
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Cerebr/o |
Brain |
Derek Shepard |
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Myel/o |
Spinal cord, bone marrow |
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Neur/o |
Nerve |
Derek Shepard |
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Anther/o |
Thick fatty |
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Cardi/o |
Heart |
Cristina Yang |
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Pneum/o |
Air, lung |
Pneumonia |
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Carcin/o |
Cancer |
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Lingu/o, Gloss/o |
Tongue |
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Gastr/o |
Stomach |
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Hepat/o |
Liver |
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Col/o, colon/o |
Colon |
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Enter/o |
Small intestines |
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Proct/o |
Rectum, anus |
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Nephr/o, Ren/o |
Kidney |
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Noct/o |
Night |
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Orch/o |
Testes |
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Hyster/o, uter/o |
Uterus |
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Lapar/o |
Abdomen |
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Oophor/o |
Ovary |
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Hydr/o |
Water |
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Crani/o |
Cranium |
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Cost/o |
Ribs |
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My/o |
Muscle |
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Oste/o |
Bone |
Callie Torres |
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Ot/o |
Ear |
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IV |
Intravenous |
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OTC |
Over the counter |
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CNS |
Central nervous system |
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CHF |
Congestive heart failure |
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BP |
Blood pressure |
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COPD |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
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STAT |
Immediately |
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GERD |
Gastro esophageal reflux disease |
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NPO |
Nothing by mouth |
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UTI |
Urinary tract infection |
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Na |
Sodium |
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Anti- |
Against |
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Bi- |
Two |
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Brady- |
Slow |
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Dys- |
Painful, difficult |
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Epi- |
Above, upon |
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Hyper- |
Excessive, above |
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Hypo- |
Below, beneath |
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Mal- |
Bad, inadequate |
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Macro- |
Large |
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Micro- |
Small |
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Neo- |
New |
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Oligo- |
Deficiency |
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Post |
After, following |
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pro- |
Before, forward |
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Quadri- |
Four |
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Tachy- |
Rapid, fast |
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Uni- |
One |
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-centesis |
Surgical puncture |
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-algia |
Pain |
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-cele |
Hernia |
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-cide, -cidal |
Destroying, killing |
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-derma |
Skin |
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-dipsia |
Thirst, drinking |
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-pnea |
Breathing |
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-rrhage, -rrhagia |
Bursting forth |
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-rrhea |
Flow, discharge |
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Cutane/o, demat/o |
Skin |
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Necr/o |
Dead |
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-uria |
Urine |
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Adip/o, lip/o |
Fat |
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-plegia |
Paralysis |
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